Fifty Shades of Grey Movie Chemistry in Casting

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnsons On-Screen Chemistry in Fifty Shades of Grey

When it comes to such intense characters as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, its important to convey an incredible amount of chemistry. After all, anyone who has read the erotic romance novels were drawn to Christians fervor and mystique as well as Anastasias naivety and intrigue.

When Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson were announced to play the lead roles in Fifty Shades of Grey, everyone knew the importance of their chemistry. The entire casting crew knew that it was paramount, particularly with these characters that would find themselves in intense and personal scenes. Chemistry played a leading factor in casting and some actors who auditioned were turned down because they lacked the spark that was needed for the roll.

Fans opinions on the casting selection are skeptical at best, but early reports of filming were promising. Reports from the crew remarked Dornan and Dakotas chemistry as titillating. The films producer, Michael De Luca, was the first to come forth, stating that their chemistry is very hot. In January, he stated that most of the sex scenes had been filmed and everything was going smoothly. Dornan and Johnson had both on screen and off screen chemistry. De Luca said, The chemistry is there, they genuinely like each other. Theyre enjoying the story, the story is so powerful.

On the set, life seemed to be imitating art. It seems Christians domineering ways have rubbed off on Dornan a little as reports surfaced of Dornan being protective of Johnson. A source states, [Dakota Johnson] is very friendly and talks to everyone [crew, security, etc.] Jamie stays to himself and does not talk much. Jamie thinks Dakota gets really distracted, because she is so nice to people and so he will walk over to who she is talking to and try and end the conversation. He is nice about it, but he does ask them to leave her alone.

Not every report has been so positive, however. After testing some of the films footage on audiences over the summer, the cast and crew were spotted back in Vancouver to reshoot some of the more sultry scenes. One Hollywood insider stated that, Dakota isnt coming off sexy enough. Ana needs to be naive, not a dishrag. They want to do sequels, so this has to be perfect.

A source from Universal Studios was quick to shoot the gossip down saying, No one should question the heat or intensity of our actors. A different source insists that the additional footage is simply filler. They are still editing. They are happy so far with the way things are going. They are shooting fillers, having to add some more material. [E L James] did not feel there was enough, even though she is happy with everything so far, says the insider.

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